Too-Rye-Ay [Original recording remastered, Extra tracks, Import]

Kevin Rowland, Dexy's Midnight Runners | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 5, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 1983
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered, Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Island / Mercury
• ASIN: B00005Y1ZF
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #219,657 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS Too-Rye-Ay (Deleted 2002 US 15-track digitaly remastered album originally released in 1982 includes the hit singles Come On Eileen Jackie Wilson Said and The Celtic Soul Brothers plus 5 bonus track including Show Me & Reminisce Part One - both not included on the 2007 Deluxe Edition. Complete with picture sleeve and still sealed in the original stickered shrink)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the 80s-Goes Much Further Than 'Come on Eileen', June 27, 2003

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shoutgrace "savedbyhisgrace" (Charleston, WV United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Too-Rye-Ay (Audio CD)

This remastered Dexy's Midnight Runners is a must own. The new version is a much more clearer and enhanced sound than the original. Still the same good, fun lyrics by Kevin Rowlands the headman of British Alternative group. They made the 80s so much fun. It was the time of the British invasion with all those long and forgotten, like- the Police, Madness, Chris DeBurgh making a sweep of memorable hits that kept the airwaves jumping. If only they could turn back the time when music meant something before the downslide. Oh, dream on, dream on.

If you can only remember Dexy's Midnight Runner for only 'Come on Eileen' then you're missing the real talent of this group. This is better than their original because it has added tracks with some of their best songs. So if you're deciding on which one this is it. I believe there had been a bit of confusion because of the name is the same on both. The original is the IMPORT version with only 10 tracks. Just look for ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED for the best listening enjoyment. The group is a little Brit soul with some rhythm and blues mixed in. The lyrics are fun and whimsical like that of Madness. Something of British Ska. It's reflected in 'The Celtic Soul Brothers.' Do I sense a bit of Commodore-mania there in 'Jackie Wilson Said.' The lyrics in 'Let's Make This Precious' and 'Until I Believe in My Soul' are romantically beautiful. I do believe the music industry has been missing something here. If you can still get this album while you still can. Getting good songs could be the thing of the past. Dexy's Midnight Runners is just one fo those groups that deserve billing like the Beatles or the Commodores. Their music you won't be disappointed.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Love this album!, July 20, 2003

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Iain Black "Iain1028" (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Too-Rye-Ay (Audio CD)

There is something haunting about Dexy's Midnight Runners beyond "Come on Eileen" which is perhaps one of the greatest pop songs of all time (in my top ten for sure), but the youthfulness and confidence of a brash and innocent sound stirs something inside of me and perhaps you too? Kevin Rowland has one of the best voices I have ever heard a true talent. Ska, soul, pop it is all here and I am so glad I finally got this CD. I very much recomend it. It is a shame they did not do more, they were really good

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars not just eileen, January 27, 2003

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"conduit4sale2" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Too-Rye-Ay (Audio CD)

While most people don't even remember the name Dexy's Midnight Runners past the song Come On Eileen, anyone brave enough to listen to the whole album will be shocked and amazed. In a a good way. The songs on the album flow into one another, and create an amazing soundscape straddling everything from rock to soul, to ska. In fact, this is probably the earliest example of what was to become ska I have heard, since I think this album pre-dates or at least laps most of Madness's releases. British Ska maybe? UK soul with flavors of old time rhythm and blues? All of the above. Be impressed, MR & DMR is where it's at.